Iron rest



Feb. 6, 1968 D. J. MUNSON 3,367,611

IRON REST Filed Dec. 29, 1965 1 N VEN TOR,

4 rremvsys United States Patent 3,367,611 IRON REST Donald J. Munson, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor to The J. R. Clark Company, Spring Park, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Filed Dec. 29, 1965, Ser. No. 517,386 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-1171) ABSTRACT (FF THE DISCLOSURE An iron rest comprising a bracket plate fixed on and adjacent the rim of an ironing board, a holder for supporting an iron in a tilted position and vertically pivoted mounting means for pivotally connecting the iron holder to the bracket plate.

This invention relates generally to means for supporting a flatiron on an ironing table and particularly concerns an iron rest which can be quickly and easily mounted on or dismounted from an ironing table top.

In the household ironing operation which generally involves manual operation of a flatiron on an ironing table, it is desirable that means be provided adjacent to, but not directly on, the table top for supporting the iron. Such support means are generally in the form of an iron rest attached to the top for sliding movement between a use position beside the top and a stored position under the top. One example of such a rest is disclosed in my copending application Ser. No. 379,787, filed July 2, 1964, now Patent No. 3,268,192.

The iron rests heretofore developed, while effective for their intended purpose, have been designed as a component part of the table top or for mounting only on a certain type of top. Accordingly, the great majority of tables in use today, if not originally provided with a rest, cannot now be properly equipped with one.

It is accordingly the object of the present invention to provide a new and improved iron rest which can be easily and quickly mounted on any metal top ironing table.

Another object of the invention is to provide an iron rest having a pivotal mounting on an ironing board for swinging movement of the rest relative to the board between use and storage positions and having an improved pivot construction providing a frictional resistance to the pivotal movement.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an iron rest for detachable mounting on an ironing board wherein the attachment means between the rest and top does not interfere with use of the top ironing surface or with application or removal of conventional pads and covers with respect thereto.

With these and other objects in view the invention broadly comprises a bracket adapted to be clamped to the peripheral flange of an ironing table top to lie on the underside thereof, a holder adapted to cradle and hold a fiatiron, said holder having a support arm pivoted to the bracket on a vertical axis for movement between a use position beside the top and a stored position thereunder, and said pivot including a tension washer adapted for broad frictional engagement with the bracket to frictionally bind the holder at any selected position of adjust ment.

The above mentioned and additional objects of the invention will be brought to light during the course of the following specification, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rear end portion of an ironing table top with the rest mounted thereon and supporting a conventional fiatiron.

FIG. 2 is an inverted plan view of the rest mounted 3,367,611 Patented Feb. 6, 1958 on the top as in FIG. 1, and showing it in stored position in broken lines.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the rest removed from the table.

FIG. 4 is a vertical section through the mounting bracket taken on line 44 of FIG. 3.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, reference characters will be used to denote like parts or structural features in the different views. A conventional metal top ironing board is denoted generally at 10*, the board having a top sheet 11 of thin metal material such as flattened expanded metal supported by being welded to a marginal rim 12. The broad or rear end of the top 10 is provided with rounded corners 15 which are formed by the configuration of rim 11 which, due to its downward projection from the sheet 11, defines a downwardly opening recess 16 thereunder.

A mounting plate 17 for the rest has a generally triangular configuration with one corner rounded as at 18. The other corners of the plate are bent into U-shaped channels 19 and 20, the troughs of which are disposed perpendicular to each other to enable the channels to respectively seat the back and side portions of the rim 12. Each channel is provided on its inner wall with a clamping screw 21 which is threaded into the wall for tightening against the rim to lock the mounting plate to the ironing board. It will be understood that the plate 17 will be disposed immediately below the top sheet when mounted.

The iron holder or rest member denoted generally at 24 will now be described in detail. It comprises a single length of metal rod bent in the configuration shown in FIG. 2. The central portion of the rod is formed in a trapezoidal shape with converging side portions 25 and 26 interconnected at their nearer ends by a segment 27 which has its central portion arched downwardly as at 28 (FIG. 1). The base 29 of the trapezoid connects to side portion 26 and is disposed generally parallel to the segment 27. The end portions 34 and 31 of the rod eX- tend in parallelism respectively from the spread end of side portion 25 and the end of the base 29 and jointly form a mounting arm for the iron rest. Each end portion 30 and 31 has a medial offset upwardly at 32 (FIG. 4) so that the terminal portions 34 and 35 thereof lie in a plane parallel to but offset from the central trapezoidal portion of the holder. The base 29 journals a pair of small rollers 36 which are longitudinally spaced thereon and held in place by small nibs 37 which are stamped from the rod.

The holder 24 is mounted for swinging movement on the mounting plate in a manner that will now be described with particular reference being made to FIG. 4. Plate 17 has a small circular depression 40 formed in the center thereof. A large Washer 41 has a center opening 42 large enough to receive the depression 40 and is disposed therearound and against the underside of plate 17. This washer has broad frictional contact with the plate 17 and is provided with an annular tensioning rib 44. A cupped washer 45 is disposed below the washer 41 with its marginal flange 46 bearing upwardly thereagainst. A screw 47 extends downwardly through the portion 40, washer opening 42 and washer 45 and is threaded with a nut 48 to hold the washer 41 firmly against the plate 17. The rod terminals 34 and 35 are spot welded to the rib 44 of the washer 41.

The manner of use of the holder will now be understood. The device is mounted on the ironing board as shown in FIG. 2 with the channels 19 and 20 securely clamped upon the rim 12. Inasmuch as the channels clamp around the bottom portion of the rim and the pivot 47 is spaced inwardly from the rim, the device does not interfere in any way with the conventional pad which lays over the top sheet 11 or cover which normally exa tends downwardly around and under the rim to be held by suitable crosstie means.

In use the iron rest 24 is positioned to extend rearwardly from the top as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 with the inverted arched segment 27 toward the operator. The operator may, when not using the fiatiron (shown in broken lines in FIG. 1), deposit it in the rest as shown in FIG. 1 with the bottom thereof at rest against the rollers 39 and the rear end of the iron handle cradled in the segment 27. The rollers prevent the iron from sticking in the rest and permit easy removal.

When the table is to be collapsed the rest is merely swung inwardly about pivot 47 to the position shown in broken lines in FIG. 2. The olfset 32 allows this movement without interference with the board cover. Also the rest is collapsed to a position where it does not in any way interfere with movement of the table legs to their collapsed position under the board.

The washer 41 is held in broad frictional contact with plate 17 by the washer 45 and screw and nut assembly 47, 48. Accordingly, the rest will be frictionally held in any adjusted position.

It is understood that suitable modifications may be made in the structure as disclosed, provided such modifications come within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having now therefore fully illustrated and described my invention, what I claim to be new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. An iron rest for mounting on a horizontal ironing board having a depending peripheral rim comprising a bracket plate adapted to be fixedly mounted on the rim to lie on the underside of the board adjacent one edge thereof, a holder for supporting an iron in upright tilted position beside the board and disposed completely below the plane of the underside of the board, mounting arm means extending from one side of the holder and pivotally connected to the bracket plate on a vertical axis for swinging movement of the holder between a stored position under the board and a uSe position beside the board, said bracket plate being provided with a pair of upwardly opening channel shaped clamps disposed at right angles to each other for clamping upon portions of said rim.

2. An iron rest for mounting on a horizontal ironing board having a depending peripheral rim comprising a bracket plate adapted to be fixedly mounted on the rim to lie on the underside of the board adjacent one edge thereof, a holder for supporting an iron in upright tilted position beside the board and disposed completely below the plane of the underside of the board, mounting arm means extending from one side of the holder and pivotally connected to the bracket plate on a vertical axis for swinging movement of the holder between a stored position under the board and a use position beside the board, said pivotal connection including a washer having broad frictional contact with the bracket plate and being held thereagainst by a pivot bolt assembly, and said mounting arm means being integrally connected to said washer.

3. An iron rest for mounting on a horizontal ironing board having 2. depending peripheral rim comprising a bracket plate adapted to be fixedly mounted on the rim to lie on the underside of the board adjacent one edge thereof, a holder for supporting an iron in upright tilted position beside the board and disposed completely below the plane of the underside of the board, mounting arm means extending from one side of the holder and pivotally connected to the bracket plate on a vertical axis for swinging movement of the holder between a stored position under the board and a use position beside the board, said bracket plate being provided with an upwardly opening channel shaped clamp for clamping upon a portion of the rim, and said holder comprising a single length metal rod having the central portion formed to seat an iron and with the end portions of the rod extending from the central portion in parallelism to form the mounting arm means.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,572,883 10/1951 Pollard 10829 2,723,097 11/1955 Tyler 10828 3,080,141 3/1963 Ricci 248117.1 X 3,212,742 10/1965 Pavoni 2481 17.1

FOREIGN PATENTS 304,874 1/ 1929 Great Britain.

CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Primary Examiner. 

